Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe (1864-1935). He was born in Bergen, went to China in 1887, participated in the Chinese-Japanese war in 1894-1895 as a volunteer. His background from the cavalry non-commissioned officer's school landed him an instructor's position in the reshaping of the Chinese Army. He was a close associate of the Army chief Yüan Shih-k'ai, and when Yüan Shih-k'ai became the first president of the Chinese republic 1912-1913, Munthe followed him as an aide-de-camp with the rank of lieutenant-general. After the death of Yüan Shih-k'ai in 1916, Munthe was made head of a police force guarding the legation headquarters in Peking. He held this position until his death in 1935.

Divert Bang Lothe Arentz f.28.07 1850 - d.13.10.1930 - Bergen.

And, obviously, he was an officer of this Sino-Scandinavian bank, and an important contact both to Norwegian and Chinese authorities.

Munthe was a collector of chinese art, and he bequathed his collection - one of the world's finest - to Vestlandets Kunstindustrimuseum in Bergen.